Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-10-15
COLLIN COUNTY FAIR.
Large Attendance, Great Variety OF
Exhibits and Fine Races for the
Second Day Of the show.
The Military end Firemon Present In Natt5
Uniforms-A Noted 'sxas Horse man IN
Muddles
Special TO the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
MCKINNEY, TEX, Oct. 1.-THE open
ing of smother day tnds increased inter-
est, larger attendance, greater variety
of exhibits, and, to crown oil, finer races
than the previous days of the fair. Then,
too, the military boys in their natty uni
forms demonstrated how useful they
could be in wars dread alarm and
marched up the hill and down again. The
fire ladies, too, were out in their spick
new uniforms, and in their own opinion
at least the cynosure of all fair eyes. A
sham battle, more's the pity, didn't occur
between the two. IL the afternoon the
merchants closed their business places,
the schools dismissed their children and
all Mckinney in holiday attire went to
the fair.
In the full-blood short horn exhibit
there was q sharp contest. Best three
year-old bull, E. r. Stiff Of Collin got
premium; Gunter & Gunter Of Grsyson,
certificate.
In sweepstakes E. r. Stiff Gf Collin
won the premium and Gunter & Gunter Of
Grayson the certificate.
Best bull, two years old, E. R. Stiff
carried off the prem1um,a as he did also on
one year old.
Best bull calf under one year old, f. Il
Stiff got the premium and Joe Anderson
the Certificate.
For registered short horn stock the
GLOWING premiums were awarded:
Best bull, four years old, to Gunter &
Gunter.
Best bull, three years old, to Gurter &
Gunter.
Best bull, two years old, to Gunter &
Gunter Of Grayson.
! The saddle stock exhibit this morning
was worthy of special mention. For the
best stallion, four years old, Frank Jack
son OF Plano got the premium, while +.
| M. Bounds IT Weston won it for the best
three years old.
| A. II. Neathing won the premium for
the best stallion two years old; John A.
| Black best stallion one year old.
Best mare, four years old, premium to
Daisy Allison of Mckinney.
Best mare, three years old, premium to
j. A. Buck If Mckinney.
Best mare, two years old, premium to
! B. Nowlin OF Farmersville.
Best mare under one year, premium to
John Patterson of FArmersville.
The sweepstakes premium for best
mare or gelding elected great interest,
and brought IN the arena some fine AMI
mas. D G Hill won the premium.
Next came the Herefords. "A splendid
lot," "the finest in State" were frequent
ordinations of stockmen who thronged
around admiripg the many fine points OF
the animals in this ring. Gunter & Gun
ter carried eli all the premiums.
Best cow, full blood, shorthOrn, three
years old and over, premium to l.. 4. Stiff
of Collin; certificate to GunteT G. Gunter
Sweepstakes for best cow, three years
old and over, premium to E. r. Stiff; Ger.
tificate to Gunter & Gunter.
Best cow, shorthorD, two years Old and
under three, premium to E R. Stiff q
Collin; certificate to Gunter & Gunter O1
Grsyson.
Best cow, ehorthorn, one year old snd
under two, premium to E. r. Stiff Of Col
lin; certificate to Gunter & Gunter OF
Grayson.
In the ring for registered stock OF the
same ages, Gunter & Gunter OF GraysoT
were awarded premiums, and in the con-
test for graded COWS Gunter & Guntel
won the premium AID L. r. Stiff won the
certificate.
THE RACES.
First race-Mile dash, sll ages; purse
500. II T. Bachelor, b,g. KempDillsrd
won; W NJ. Ireland, BAY m. Miss Cleve
land, was second, and W. M. Ireland, 8
h. Charley Boise, third. Time, so.
Second race-Pacing, three minute
three in FIVE; purse 800. j. W. White
d. G. Buckskin, Al X. Pybos, bay e
Rcd Buck, 5, 8; VIM. Quarles, or. Capt
Jot, 8. 8; j. a. Buck, br. 8. Clipper j, l
2; c. J. BrowDlee, bl. g, Little Joe, 2, l
Time, 2:49, 2:5Q3.
Third Rsce-Mlle heats, two in three
purse 5000. W. NJ. ireland, s. s. jim
williams, won; Jessie Sham, b. G. Shir-
ley, second; H. T. Bachelor, b. 8. Bon
fire, third.
Fourth -Trottipg, three in five
purse $3.50. Doss Edwards, B. e. Alvin
B, won; W. 7. Campbell, CHI. s. m. Lad,
Helen, second; John Davis, CHI. G. Lamar
third.
In the discussion of the foul between
, owners of horses In the first race, SHARP
language provoked fight near the grant
stand, and it looked for awhile as If {
noted Texas horseman would be request
ed to retire from the ground oV tn
,, Judges. The decision was very general
commended, though at the same time 1
, looked hard.